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Dr Raymond Ramnarine

Consultant Interventional Radiologist

Veincentre Bristol

NHS Base: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

GMC No: 6147652

Profile

Dr Ramnarine is currently an Interventional Radiology consultant offering arterial and venous image-guided surgery as part of a designated Vascular Centre service, who also offers Interventional services supporting large dialysis and Urology units. Raymond continues to expand the services offered including complex liver and cancer treatments. This role also encompasses emergency image-guided surgical procedures required to support a busy acute hospital as well as elective referrals including drainages, visceral organ/tumour biopsies and complex vascular access.

Raymond has a subspecialty interest in renal, prostate, vascular (arterial and venous) and hepatobiliary imaging including relevant MRI and MRA interpretation.

Ray is a Lead Clinician on the delivery of uterine artery embolization, radiologically inserted gastrostomy feeding tubes and contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Further lead role on new service set-up such as tumour ablation and mechanical thrombectomy for occlusive venous disease, including endovascular vein reconstruction. He instigated local IR Consultant led clinics for consent, review and patient consultation.

Raymond acts as Principle Investigator for a national research project- PAVE (Paclitaxel assisted balloon angioplasty of venous stenosis in haemodialysis access) trial. This is coupled with continued research interests particularly in contrast-enhanced ultrasound as well as sitting on a national consensus board drawing up guidelines for the maintenance of arteriovenous fistula dialysis access.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his young children, keeping active and finding new challenges – Dr Ray has recently learned how to ski!

Professional Summary
Current Post Consultant Interventional Radiologist
Hospital Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
GMC Number 6147652
Qualifications MBBS 2006 Barts and the London
University of London General Medical Council Specialist
Subspecialist Registration 2016
Specialities Arterial and Venous Intervention, Hepatobiliary Intervention, Urological Intervention
First Year of Qualification 2006
Languages Spoken English
Registered with Health Insurers All major health insurers – please check with Head Office
Member of Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists
British Society of Interventional Radiology
European Society of Radiology Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
Other professional interests
  • Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm image-guided surgical procedures including management of complications
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease – Investigation, Medical, Radiological and Endovascular Management
  • Dialysis fistula access interventions
  • Complex venous access including PICCs, Hickman lines and port insertions
  • Other venous interventions including pharmaco-mechanical thrombectomy, endovascular reconstruction and embolisationembolisation
  • Benign and malignant tumour embolisationembolisation
  • Complex vascular imaging including Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Venography/angiography, Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound
  • Hepatobiliary, urology and trauma imaging
  • Clinical-radiological management including Interventional Radiology clinics
  • Member of a national advisory board on dialysis access interventions
  • Principal investigator for a national research trial
  • Medical Education; University of Bristol medical student teaching and Severn Deanery (postgraduate medical education) Educational Supervisor

Working at Veincentre:

“Veincentre is a close-knit community of like-minded clinicians dedicated to offering a comprehensive treatment of varicose vein disease. I have found it a vibrant place to work with a brilliant team ethos- at the centre of it all is the person seeking our advice and treatment.”

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